Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Iceland

Gross national savings in Iceland in 2025 — 23%. Ranked 40 in the world out of 73. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 4.9 pp.

2025 23% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 40of 73
Period maximum 29.7%2016
Period minimum 5.2%2008

Trend over time

1976–2025 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Iceland, 1976–20250102030197619811986199119962001200620112016202120251976: 27.9%1977: 28.4%1979: 25.1%1980: 25.7%1981: 23.3%1982: 20.7%1983: 19.9%1984: 19.3%1985: 17.7%1986: 19.7%1987: 18.1%1988: 18%1989: 17.9%1990: 17.6%1991: 16.8%1992: 16.4%1993: 18.3%1994: 18.6%1995: 17.8%1996: 17.8%1997: 19.1%1998: 18.4%1999: 16.3%2000: 14.6%2001: 18.5%2002: 20.8%2003: 16.4%2004: 14.7%2005: 13.6%2006: 13.3%2007: 15.9%2008: 5.2%2009: 6%2010: 8%2011: 10.8%2012: 13%2013: 21.8%2014: 22.1%2015: 25.5%2016: 29.7%2017: 26.5%2018: 26.6%2019: 27.6%2020: 22.9%2021: 20.2%2022: 22.5%2023: 24.2%2024: 23%2025: 23%
Change over the period: −4.9 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 23%
Gross national savings — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23 −0 pp
2024 23 −1.2 pp
2023 24.2 +1.7 pp
2022 22.5 +2.3 pp
2021 20.2 −2.7 pp
2020 22.9 −4.7 pp
2019 27.6 +0.9 pp
2018 26.6 +0.2 pp
2017 26.5 −3.3 pp
2016 29.7 +4.3 pp
2015 25.5 +3.4 pp
2014 22.1 +0.3 pp
2013 21.8 +8.8 pp
2012 13 +2.2 pp
2011 10.8 +2.8 pp
2010 8 +2 pp
2009 6 +0.9 pp
2008 5.2 −10.8 pp
2007 15.9 +2.6 pp
2006 13.3 −0.3 pp
2005 13.6 −1.1 pp
2004 14.7 −1.7 pp
2003 16.4 −4.4 pp
2002 20.8 +2.3 pp
2001 18.5 +3.9 pp
2000 14.6 −1.7 pp
1999 16.3 −2.1 pp
1998 18.4 −0.7 pp
1997 19.1 +1.4 pp
1996 17.8 −0.1 pp
1995 17.8 −0.8 pp
1994 18.6 +0.3 pp
1993 18.3 +1.9 pp
1992 16.4 −0.3 pp
1991 16.8 −0.8 pp
1990 17.6 −0.3 pp
1989 17.9 −0.1 pp
1988 18 −0.2 pp
1987 18.1 −1.6 pp
1986 19.7 +2 pp
1985 17.7 −1.6 pp
1984 19.3 −0.6 pp
1983 19.9 −0.8 pp
1982 20.7 −2.6 pp
1981 23.3 −2.4 pp
1980 25.7 +0.6 pp
1979 25.1
1977 28.4 +0.5 pp
1976 27.9

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.